I can remember watching this series from about 1971 to 1977 in Manchester, England as a child on BBC1, such fond childhood memories, something has been lost since those innocent days - I feel sorry for children today who have stuff like internet bullying and aggressive text messages, which of course had never been invented about 50 years ago when the Double Deckers was shown.
So true!!…… that’s exactly my thoughts and my words 🤷♀️ poor children of nowadays ……! I am french and Double Deckers Bus run on french TV when i was 10 y. It was something like magic for me, with the famous five series. My family life wasn’t happy and these 2 series were my inner and beautiful world full of joy, happiness, innocence, well… i guess, consciously , it gave me solid basic of optimism, hope , even in bad moments of my childhood and still now, when i am down, a magic episode always gives me a boost 🤗🤩🤩🤩🤩
Yeah, we had REAL bullying back then, but it certainly stopped the infantile sexually confused ranting childish adults we have now. As for Double Dekkers vs TH-cam and computers, I'll take the Internet.
Ditto - I lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy. Loved that show. A mix of American production values and British culture. (Ironically the clip starts with people dressed as American Footballers!)
the 70s....with all the racism, sexism, beating children being the norm, inappropriate me too behaviour, leaded petrol, everyone smoking...yah that's a wide pass from me
This show made it over the pond. I remember watching it as a kid. This ep. was obviously a sendup of Laugh-In, which most kids watched, even if we didn't get all the jokes. Those were more innocent times.
@@highpath4776 It was a co-production between a British company (Century Films) and an American company (20th Century Fox Television) - and was always intended to be shown in both markets with minimal changes. eg the mixed cast of English and American kids; "translating" some terms into both dialects. It's also why each episode was 22 minutes long, so that it would fit into a half hour time slot when shown on American TV with advert breaks.
How " Wonderfully Idyllic And Innocent " My Childhood Was At That Time !! I loved watching " The Double Deckers " With My Mum " Absolutely Priceless Memories !!!! XX From Adrian Browne 1965
I was at primary school in the UK in London when this first aired in the early 1970s - I've not seen it since then; of course with the advent of the Internet and TH-cam, you can re-watch shows like this now. I've got a memory of it as being a quintessentially British kid's show set in London, but, watching it now, it's got a definite American feel to it - a bit like a Hanna Barabara/ Banana Splits live-action type show. I must say it was better than I remembered it as a nine-year-old; some of the jokes are well-written and the choreography is pretty good. I don't think any of the kids went on to great things, but, Melvin Hayes found fame in British TV comedy shows like It Ain't Half Hot Mum. An enjoyably slap-stick blast from the past - Thanks for uploading.
It aired here in the States as well. I remember watching this in '70 when I was three years old. I believe there was originally a preview of the next episode before the closing theme played
When children's entertainment was innocent fun and when kids TV finished, they could play outside for hours (in summer) in a safe world. Poor kids these days
@vortexspinner4470 statistically, not so... Crime rates were much higher then, child abduction was more common then too... Predators roamed knowing there'd be no consequences as no one listened to kids in those days...... It certainly wasn't safer back then!
Doughnut, who was English, portrayed American Oliver Hardy (even tho his parents were Scottish) while Sticks, who was American, portrayed English Stan Laurel.
I remember this show in Canada. We often had a lot of children's programs from the UK in the 1970s and 1980s. We still have lots of British TV programs on CBC. There is a very British music hall comedy aspect to this episode with some frantic production lifted from the Monkees and the Bananna Splits (as noted earlier in another comment).
The cast said in interviews the show was targeting the yank audience. I figured that must be why they wore those uniforms, but I must say, with everything else including "double deckers" which aren't American, those uniforms stuck out like a sore thumb.
Recycling tin foil - ahead of their time. my mum used to recycle tin foil containers - ahead of her time. Although I always used to hear my dad shouting "do you want to keep this..."
Peter Firth (Scooper): Long and successful acting career on stage, TV and film. Gillian Bailey (Billie): Had a few more acting roles on TV, then returned to education in the 1990s. Is currently Professor of Women's Performance Histories at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Michael Auderson (Brains): Wrote and directed a couple of feature films. Now runs 10am Media, a production and distribution company that he founded. Brinsley Forde (Spring): Founder and lead singer of reggae band Aswad. Still recording, touring and performing. Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to the arts Douglas Simmonds (Doughnut): Didn't pursue an acting career. Died in 2011. Bruce Clark (Sticks): Was in a few BBC TV dramas. Debbie Russ (Tiger): Had a few more TV acting roles, then moved into journalism and newsreading. Still a regular newsreader/continuity announcer on the BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Interesting that some were dressed in American Football gear, there is a sort of impression given today that before the internet and SM, kids were completely ignorant about things from other parts of the world. But they definitely weren’t. Super stuff and warm memories
at 8:51 is there a special name for the comedy performance that TWO people converse on stage? including open TWO windows and converse cant be a stand up comedy two men show benny hill way three stooges way when teens were doing this, it was fascinating
I remember watching this show back in the early 1970s when the world was a more innocent place and before social media and mobile phones turned us into zombies ..
The big kid in the US football gear goes on to fight naked vampires and zombies in London, before running MI6. And the bin man goes on to dress in drag in India.
I can remember watching this series from about 1971 to 1977 in Manchester, England as a child on BBC1, such fond childhood memories, something has been lost since those innocent days - I feel sorry for children today who have stuff like internet bullying and aggressive text messages, which of course had never been invented about 50 years ago when the Double Deckers was shown.
So true!!…… that’s exactly my thoughts and my words 🤷♀️ poor children of nowadays ……! I am french and Double Deckers Bus run on french TV when i was 10 y. It was something like magic for me, with the famous five series. My family life wasn’t happy and these 2 series were my inner and beautiful world full of joy, happiness, innocence, well… i guess, consciously , it gave me solid basic of optimism, hope , even in bad moments of my childhood and still now, when i am down, a magic episode always gives me a boost 🤗🤩🤩🤩🤩
Yeah, we had REAL bullying back then, but it certainly stopped the infantile sexually confused ranting childish adults we have now. As for Double Dekkers vs TH-cam and computers, I'll take the Internet.
I remember watching this at the time. I seem to remember watching it at the pictures so I'm not sure if it was the TV series or there was a film made.
Ditto - I lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy. Loved that show. A mix of American production values and British culture. (Ironically the clip starts with people dressed as American Footballers!)
the 70s....with all the racism, sexism, beating children being the norm, inappropriate me too behaviour, leaded petrol, everyone smoking...yah that's a wide pass from me
This show made it over the pond. I remember watching it as a kid. This ep. was obviously a sendup of Laugh-In, which most kids watched, even if we didn't get all the jokes. Those were more innocent times.
You can't do that on television was like laugh in too
Looks like a lot of this British show was designed with the US market in mind
@@highpath4776 It was a co-production between a British company (Century Films) and an American company (20th Century Fox Television) - and was always intended to be shown in both markets with minimal changes. eg the mixed cast of English and American kids; "translating" some terms into both dialects. It's also why each episode was 22 minutes long, so that it would fit into a half hour time slot when shown on American TV with advert breaks.
Brilliant, brought back so many memories, use to watch these all the time, thanks for posting.
...one of my favorite shows as a kid.
GLORIA from it Aint Half Hot Mum..as the guy in the suit and bowler hat doin the interviews....
How " Wonderfully Idyllic And Innocent " My Childhood Was At That Time !! I loved watching " The Double Deckers " With My Mum " Absolutely Priceless Memories !!!! XX From Adrian Browne 1965
" Bless You " 4 Your Support re My " Double Deckers " Post ! May I wish you a " Happy Christmas And New Year " Also !! From Adrian Browne 1965
" Bless You " 4 Your Support Re My Double Deckers Post !! Happy Christmas/ New Year !!! From Adrian Browne 1965
When I was about ten years old, I would watch this film on Televisi Republik Indonesia Jakarta. I enjoyed it very much.
I was starting junior school in UK when this came on.
Thanks for posting...good memories!
I was at primary school in the UK in London when this first aired in the early 1970s - I've not seen it since then; of course with the advent of the Internet and TH-cam, you can re-watch shows like this now. I've got a memory of it as being a quintessentially British kid's show set in London, but, watching it now, it's got a definite American feel to it - a bit like a Hanna Barabara/ Banana Splits live-action type show. I must say it was better than I remembered it as a nine-year-old; some of the jokes are well-written and the choreography is pretty good. I don't think any of the kids went on to great things, but, Melvin Hayes found fame in British TV comedy shows like It Ain't Half Hot Mum. An enjoyably slap-stick blast from the past - Thanks for uploading.
Um...Peter Firth went on to a big acting career on stage & in the movies.
@@steveb1164 Yes and Brinsley Forde a fairly successful music career with Aswad. But, taking them out, apply what I stated to the others!
Ohh, THAT theme-tune !. Once again I'm 10/11 and having my tea of beans on toast whilst watching this !
It aired here in the States as well. I remember watching this in '70 when I was three years old. I believe there was originally a preview of the next episode before the closing theme played
I used to watch this, The Bugaboos, HR puff n stuff. Great memories
When children's entertainment was innocent fun and when kids TV finished, they could play outside for hours (in summer) in a safe world. Poor kids these days
I'm sixteen and still love watching the double deckers, I sometimes get sad I wasn't born earlier
Safe world?
@@DaveAndBeth1978Yes, even the Cops were helpful and didn't wear Flak jackets.. It was waaaay safer back then.😁👍..
@vortexspinner4470 statistically, not so... Crime rates were much higher then, child abduction was more common then too... Predators roamed knowing there'd be no consequences as no one listened to kids in those days...... It certainly wasn't safer back then!
Doughnut, who was English, portrayed American Oliver Hardy (even tho his parents were Scottish) while Sticks, who was American, portrayed English Stan Laurel.
Thank you. Me and my sister was trying to remember this the other day
You’re welcome - good memories I hope 😳
I remember this show in Canada. We often had a lot of children's programs from the UK in the 1970s and 1980s. We still have lots of British TV programs on CBC. There is a very British music hall comedy aspect to this episode with some frantic production lifted from the Monkees and the Bananna Splits (as noted earlier in another comment).
I was obsessed with this as a kid. I was 5... It was AMAZING as a kid to see other kids on TV (and Junior Showtime as well!).
Me too 🤩
I remember this show, though it did not air in Central Texas until 1975, on KTXS Channel 12, Abilene, Texas. I liked this better than PBS's "Zoom."
The whole series came out on DVD (box set) a few years ago in France
The quality is excellent so far since the taped in SP mode.
Always remember coming on Saturday mornings on ABC in 1970.
This tv series was broadcast in Bangladesh Television in the 90s. I watched it when I was a kid. I still use the intro music as my phone tune
Not a bad take-off on Laugh-In either! I do recall the Double Deckers. Fun times.
Loved this show as a kid but It was so obviously made to sell to the States
It was a co production with Fox
There's money in them there states.
Definitely
Fond childhood memories brought
Back here and I remember watching
Banana splits too, happy days.
Have you also seen the Famous five ? Skippy the kangaroo, flipper the dolphin, Lassie…?? So good 💖🤷♀️
A reminder of the American Football craze that swept London in 1970 and is now completely forgotten.
The cast said in interviews the show was targeting the yank audience. I figured that must be why they wore those uniforms, but I must say, with everything else including "double deckers" which aren't American, those uniforms stuck out like a sore thumb.
Recycling tin foil - ahead of their time.
my mum used to recycle tin foil containers - ahead of her time.
Although I always used to hear my dad shouting "do you want to keep this..."
My Nan would save tin foil for the blind.
I often wondered what the blind did with tin foil.
Blue Peter did it all the time for guidedogs
Brings back memories !!!!
Well made TV show for kids happy and upbeat !
Love this. When kids shows were real. I loved the guided Mistletoe gag.
Brinsley Forde also was in please sir!!! Excellent TV in the 70s!
He was also the lead singer in the group Aswad who had a No.1 hit in 1988 with Don't Turn Around.
@@AllenJeremy never knew that! I remember the song and group!!
The spoor of Laugh-In is very evident in this episode.
I used to watch it too
good ol Melvin Hays
That would be nice for "Here Come the Double Deckers" to be on Disney+, as well as MeTV Kids & Teens and MeTV International.
I was in love with Gillian Bailey....♥️
We only had a black and white TV, this is the first time I’ve seen this in colour !
wonder where they all are now and that they are doin.? anyone know?? cheers
Peter Firth (Scooper): Long and successful acting career on stage, TV and film.
Gillian Bailey (Billie): Had a few more acting roles on TV, then returned to education in the 1990s. Is currently Professor of Women's Performance Histories at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Michael Auderson (Brains): Wrote and directed a couple of feature films. Now runs 10am Media, a production and distribution company that he founded.
Brinsley Forde (Spring): Founder and lead singer of reggae band Aswad. Still recording, touring and performing. Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to the arts
Douglas Simmonds (Doughnut): Didn't pursue an acting career. Died in 2011.
Bruce Clark (Sticks): Was in a few BBC TV dramas.
Debbie Russ (Tiger): Had a few more TV acting roles, then moved into journalism and newsreading. Still a regular newsreader/continuity announcer on the BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Interesting that some were dressed in American Football gear, there is a sort of impression given today that before the internet and SM, kids were completely ignorant about things from other parts of the world. But they definitely weren’t. Super stuff and warm memories
And they used dollars in the little show they performed. For American audiences I guess.
@@kerenhumphreys43 Bit like the Muppets being filmed in the UK , again for American audiences.
(Sir) Melvyn Hayes...x
When it was good to be a kid
Just plain silly fun! Wish they would release it in a USA format DVD set!
at 8:51 is there a special name for the comedy performance that TWO people converse on stage? including open TWO windows and converse
cant be a stand up comedy
two men show
benny hill way
three stooges way
when teens were doing this, it was fascinating
Hey, where was the song at the beginning?
Old Mcdonald had a farm. Best ever!❤❤❤❤❤
I remember watching this show back in the early 1970s when the world was a more innocent place and before social media and mobile phones turned us into zombies ..
Agree. Shame that now with all the modern stuff we now have we can't put the genie back in the bottle.
So true!!!…poor kids nowadays and poor world. However, we are blessed to have grown up in a world with beautiful values of theses series
@@melgrant7404nope…… unfortunately, too late 🤷♀️ the Bad genie is out and will stay
Recycling tin foil in such an innocent way , instead of shoving it down your throat well done the 70's 👏
I had a crush on tiger..💝🐯
Haha……my favorite one 🤗🤩🤩
Great to see an episode of this, thanks for uploading. Will you be posting any more?
I’m going through a load of my old tapes at the moment - if I find more, I’ll certainly upload them
@@richrootes do post more stuff
The big kid in the US football gear goes on to fight naked vampires and zombies in London, before running MI6. And the bin man goes on to dress in drag in India.
This is better then Barney.
4:56--Where's Simon Cowell when you need him?
English kids in American Football gear in the 1960's ? 😮 Weird couldn't happen , did'nt happen EVER who wrote this stuff ?
Before aswad and the flipside of dominic hyde
Billie was hot.
Ah those early seventies white London American football obsessed kids
Still a couple of GridIron teams in the London area.
I absolutely hated this as a kid, complete rubbish.
Jesus this is terrible
But to children it was great so your adult opinion doesn’t matter 😂
As an adult yes. As a child all those years ago I loved it.
@@ralphbuckley8020 You're right.
So bad it’s good
I remember my late Grandmother collecting foil bottletops and used stamps for guide dogs charity.